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Susanna’s Christmas Wish by Jerry Eicher

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Want some Christmas cheer in September? If so, check out Susanna’s Christmas Wish by Jerry Eicher. This is a short and sweet book that should take the Bah Humbug right out of you! Susanna and Herman are adjusting to married life when up pops Susanna’s old flame Matthew. He broke her heart when he left the community to become English. Matthew causes a stir and sends this couple’s marriage into a tailspin. Throw in a controlling mother-in-law, Herman’s refusal to allow any kind of Christmas celebrations, and you have yourself quite the little drama all wrapped up in one hundred and forty-one pages!
My only complaint about this book is that our main character is just a little too sweet. To me sugar and a little spice make everything nice. I wish the author would have given her more bite. Mix some sass in with all the sweetness. There are parts that had me shaking my head because I could never have bit my tongue like Susanna does! Her mother-in-law is a bit cantankerous and that’s putting it mildly. Overall Susanna’s Christmas Wish is sure to please fans of Christmas stories and will leave you ready for the holiday season. Let the countdown begin……….

 

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Review: Following Your Heart – Jerry Eicher

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The story of Susan and Teresa continues as they are faced with a new set of worries when they arrive at the home of Susan. Coming to the farm presents quite a few problems for both of our main characters. Susan has to face Thomas, the scoundrel who broke her heart, and deal with the fact that her parents want an answer as to when she will take her baptismal instruction. Thomas is a man on a mission and is not taking no for an answer. Being the spitfire that she is, Susan certainly puts him in his place! Both girls knew that this journey for Teresa to become Amish would not be peaches and cream, but after the Deacon speaks with Susan’s father, the road ahead looks rough. She simply can’t join the community with no strings attached. No, Teresa must marry the community joke, the insufferable Yost Byler. Susan is shocked and appalled when Teresa agrees.  Teresa will do just about anything to have her son become Amish. She could care less that she will be marrying for convenience and is willing to forgo happiness to save her son. The wheels are set in motion and Teresa will marry Yost on the day of her baptism…………You didn’t expect there to be no drama did you? Along comes James, the Deacon’s son, who becomes interested in Teresa, and the perfect plan for Teresa to become Amish gets a little complicated.

I enjoyed Following Your Heart immensely. Susan is full of spunk and speaks her mind even if it might ruffle a few tail feathers. That’s my kind of character! My only complaint was with Teresa who I found to be too hard on herself.  I wanted to jump onto the pages and give her a good shake!  She had a lot of issues with having her baby out of wedlock, and I found it to be too much at times.  Everyone deserves a happy ending, and if you don’t love yourself you will never find peace and contentment. Her desire to do what was best for her baby overshadowed her own well-being. Overall this book is an excellent read even if it did make me want to rough a character up!

This book was provided to me from author Jerry Eicher for review.

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Review: Missing Your Smile – Jerry Eicher

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Susan Hostetler has been jilted by her longtime boyfriend Thomas. He had the audacity to sneak around with her best friend! She had planned to marry him and is so upset she leaves all that is dear to her and flees from Indiana all the way to New Jersey. Susan feels like a fish out of water, but as she begins to work at a bakery, she starts to test the English waters. She has a goal, obtain a driver’s license and pass her G.E.D. If she is going to live in the English world, she may as well try it all. Having one’s heart broke can make a person want to change a little and being an Amish girl, doing what Susan is doing is certainly a change, to say the least!

Susan begins filling her days working at the bakery, spending time with her boss Laura, and taking driving lessons from Laura’s son Robby. Then one day a woman comes to the bakery seeking Susan’s help. She wants Susan to help her find someone in the Amish community to adopt her unborn child. Susan is stunned, but agrees to help the poor woman knowing full well that her help will bring her back into the Amish world. How can she refuse a person in need? Susan loves her Amish roots but can she return home and face Thomas? What will the community think of her bringing a pregnant unwed English girl home…..

Missing Your Smile is a beautifully written story that is full of heart and soul. It’s a book that will leave you ready and willing to follow the characters into book two. As I was reading, I started wondering why on earth I never read any of Jerry’s books before. This being my first book by him, I am thoroughly impressed, and I can’t wait to see what he has in store for us in the future. Fortunately, as I turned the last page I already have Following Your Heart at my fingertips!

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